脈 (みゃく): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

脈 (みゃく) means pulse / vein / flow.

See example sentences below.

脈 at a glance

脈

みゃくmyaku

N1noun

pulse / vein / flow

脈みゃくmyakuN1Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

pulse / vein / flow

Example 1

医者は患者の脈を調べた。

Translation

The doctor checked the patient's pulse.

Example 2

川の脈をたどって歩く。

Translation

I follow the flow of the river as I walk.